St. Cloud man accused of assaulting woman outside St. Cloud Hospital

ST. CLOUD — A 23-year-old St. Cloud man is facing two felony domestic assault charges on suspicion of striking a woman outside St. Cloud Hospital.

According to a criminal complaint, Luke Robert Hull was arrested following an assault reported at 10:11 p.m. Thursday.

Witnesses reported hearing a vehicle's horn and a woman screaming outside the hospital, according to the complaint. Hull was inside the vehicle with the victim when he allegedly "punched the her in the chest causing visible injury."

Hull has a prior conviction for assault in the fifth degree in 2014 and a gross misdemeanor domestic assault conviction from February, according to the complaint. Both convictions occurred in St. Louis County.

If convicted, Hull could face 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. He is being held in the Stearns County Jail on $80,000 bail.